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Assessing pain in this nonverbal population presents challenges for clinicians and parents. Given the short\u2010 and long\u2010term effects of pain and its treatment, timely and accurate assessment of pain is vital. The aim of this scoping review was to map pain assessment methods used by clinicians and parents to assess postoperative pain in infants aged 0 to 12\u2009months and describe their psychometric properties. The review was guided by Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) five\u2010stage framework. We searched Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, Cochrane, CINAHL from January 2014 to March 2026 to retrieve eligible studies. Thirty\u2010five studies (four systematic reviews, eight trials, and 23 original research studies) were included. We identified 20 different pain assessment methods used by clinicians. Postoperative pain categorization was inconsistent and lacked clear differentiation. There were inconsistencies in the duration, frequency, and documentation of pain scores. Several studies highlighted a discordance between pain scores, clinical judgment, and treatment decisions. Some tools had been used without being validated for postoperative pain or the age group studied. We found no studies of formal pain assessment methods used by parents. Observational subjectivity, the lack of current validity testing and standardization in methods, together with the multi\u2010faceted nature of pain reflects the need for a multidimensional approach to assess pain. 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